Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 103
इति चेति च वक्तव्या सा गत्वा वचनान्मम। यथा चाभ्येति सम्प्रीत्या तथा कार्यं त्वया लघु ॥ १०३ ॥
iti cēti ca vaktavyā sā gatvā vacanānmama | yathā cābhyēti samprītyā tathā kāryaṁ tvayā laghu || 103 ||
Translation
‘Go and speak these words of mine to her, and do so quickly in such a way that she agrees with pleasure.’
Word by word
- iti
- thus
- ca
- and
- vaktavyā
- to be spoken
- sā
- she
- gatvā
- having gone
- vacanāt
- words
- mama
- my
- yathā
- in such a way
- abhyeti
- she agrees
- samprītyā
- with pleasure
- tathā
- so
- kāryaṁ
- to be done
- tvayā
- by you
- laghu
- quickly
Meaning
Shumbha instructs Sugriva to deliver his message to Ambika diplomatically, aiming to persuade her to accept his proposal willingly and swiftly, reflecting his arrogance and desire to possess her as another treasure.